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* [[Gondolin]], "The Hidden Rock" | * [[Gondolin]], "The Hidden Rock" | ||
* [[Gondor]], "Land of Stone" | * [[Gondor]], "Land of Stone" | ||
**[[ | **[[Harondor]] "South Gondor" | ||
* [[Gonnhirrim]], "Masters of Stone" | * [[Gonnhirrim]], "Masters of Stone" | ||
* ''[[seregon]]'', "Blood of Stone" | * ''[[seregon]]'', "Blood of Stone" |
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gond or gonn is a noun meaning "rock" or "stone" in Sindarin, and tends to refer to larger items.
Etymology
From OS *gondo, PQ gon(do)[1][2] from possible root *GON
Examples
- Argonath,"King-stones"
- Beregond
- Gondolin, "The Hidden Rock"
- Gondor, "Land of Stone"
- Harondor "South Gondor"
- Gonnhirrim, "Masters of Stone"
- seregon, "Blood of Stone"
See Also
- sarn, Sindarin for "(small) stone"
Cognates
- ondo, "rock" or "stone" in Quenya
References
- ↑
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, p. 374